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Almost 100,000 Afghan children are in dire need of support, 3 months after earthquakes, UNICEF says
Tens of thousands of children in western Afghanistan are in life-threatening winter conditions after earthquakes last October, prompting the United Nations to call for increased humanitarian aid.
The disasters killed over 1,000 people and destroyed 21,000 homes, leaving families without livelihoods.
Despite the passage of three months, many families are still living in tents or sleeping in the open, and schools and health centers have been damaged beyond repair.
In autumn last year, several earthquakes struck Afghanistan. The infrastructure is far from recovering. Especially in winter, the situation there is life-threatening for children.